Item Fourteen: Promptly Discern, and Then Clear Out or Expel All Manner of Evil People and Antichrists (Part Four)

The Standards and Bases for Discerning Various Kinds of Evil People

Today, we continue with the fellowship on the fourteenth responsibility of leaders and workers: “Promptly discern, and then clear out or expel all manner of evil people and antichrists.” The previous few times, we fellowshipped about the several aspects that leaders and workers should discern, as well as the major truths they should understand, when doing this work; that is, we fellowshipped about how to discern all manner of evil people. How are all manner of evil people defined? They are those who infiltrate God’s house under the guise of believing in God, and yet they do not accept the truth and also disturb the work of the church; all such people fall into the category of evil people. They are the ones whom the church should clear out or expel; that is, those who are not permitted to exist within the church. We differentiate and dissect all manner of evil people through three main criteria. What are these three criteria? The first is one’s purpose for believing in God. The second is one’s humanity—dissecting one’s humanity to discern and see clearly whether they are among those whom the church should clear out. What is the third criterion? (One’s attitude toward their duties.) One’s attitude toward their duties is the third criterion. The first criterion was fellowshipped on before. As for the second criterion—one’s humanity—two points were fellowshipped on. What was the first point? (Loving to misrepresent facts and falsehoods.) And the second? (Loving to take advantage.) From the content of these two points, it might seem insufficient to consider these as manifestations of evil people, but based on the detailed manifestations I’ve previously fellowshipped about, these two types of people have believed in God for years without genuine repentance; their various manifestations have already caused disturbances and destruction to church life, to the life entry of God’s chosen people, and to the relationships between God’s chosen people. According to their manifestations and based on their nature essence, these two types of people should fall into the category of evil people. The church leaders and God’s chosen people should discern and characterize them, and clear them out in a timely manner. Is this appropriate? (Yes.) It’s completely appropriate. The behavior of these two types of people in the church has a very negative impact; they have no interest in the truth whatsoever, nor do they submit to God’s work at all. Among the brothers and sisters, what they live out seems to be no different from nonbelievers; they often lie and cheat others, do their duties in a perfunctory manner and without the slightest sense of responsibility, and do not change despite repeated admonitions. They not only affect church life but also severely disturb the church’s work. Undoubtedly, they are among those whom the church should clear out or expel, and it is entirely appropriate to characterize them as evil people and list them among the ranks of such people—it is not at all excessive to do so. The first type, those who love to misrepresent facts and falsehoods, do not merely have simple problems, such as saying things that are not very appropriate, or communication barriers with others; rather, there is a problem with their disposition. At a deeper level, the problem of their disposition is a problem of their nature essence. On a shallower level, it’s a problem with their humanity; that is to say, their humanity is extremely vile and despicable, making it impossible for them to interact with others normally. They not only lack positive manifestations like provisioning, helping, or loving others, but also their actions and behaviors serve only to disturb, destroy, and demolish. If some people habitually engage in misrepresenting facts and falsehoods, and are always doing this whether openly or secretly, causing severely negative impacts to the church’s work and to the brothers and sisters, then they are among those whom the church should clear out. The other type is those who love to take advantage. No matter the situation, they always seek to gain an advantage, with their eyes always on their own interests. They do not focus on entering into the truth reality, nor on doing their duties well or fulfilling their own responsibilities. Even more so, they do not focus on interacting normally with the brothers and sisters, drawing on others’ strengths to make up for their own deficiencies and building normal relationships, or leading a normal church life. They do not focus on any of these things—they merely come to the church and among the brothers and sisters to take advantage. As long as they are present in the church, and as long as the brothers and sisters are in contact with them, the brothers and sisters will feel discomfort inside. The brothers and sisters not only feel repulsion toward their actions and behaviors, but primarily, they often feel interfered with and constrained in their hearts to a significant extent. What does “a significant extent” refer to? It means that in real-life situations, when faced with harassment from disbelievers or evil people, some individuals are constrained by their feelings and unable to break free, while others, although disliking it, do not dare to speak out but always inwardly feel constrained and lack peace. Isn’t this a serious disturbance to the brothers and sisters? (Yes.) Therefore, God’s chosen people should discern these two types of individuals; all who are categorized as evil people are among those whom the church should clear out. The specific principles for handling such individuals were already fellowshipped on at the last gathering, so they will not be fellowshipped on again in detail now. In summary, the two types of people fellowshipped about above have caused disturbances not only to the church life of the brothers and sisters, but also to the orderly performance of their duties; the behaviors of some of them are even likely to trip up some new believers who lack a foundation. Therefore, based on the ways and means by which they act, as well as the various manifestations of their humanity and the adverse consequences these manifestations cause, these two types of people are among those who should be cleared out, and listing them among the ranks of evil people is not at all excessive. Although the behaviors of those who love to misrepresent facts and falsehoods and those who love to take advantage may not seem as unreasonably crude or vicious as those of the evil people defined in human notions—although they lack such obvious manifestations—the adverse consequences of their behaviors and their humanity necessitate they be cleared out of the church. These were the manifestations of the two types of people, and the principles for handling them, which were fellowshipped last time.

II. Based on One’s Humanity

C. Being Dissolute and Unrestrained

Today, we continue to fellowship on the manifestations of several other types of people in regard to their humanity, starting with the third type of people. What is a primary characteristic of these people’s humanity? It is dissoluteness and lack of restraint. Understanding dissoluteness and lack of restraint from a literal perspective is quite easy; it means that the behavior, demeanor, and speech of these individuals appear improper—they are not dignified and decent individuals. This is a basic understanding of the manifestations of people of this type. In the church, it’s inevitable that some people’s views on believing in God and the ways they pursue will contain deviations or errors. Their speech and demeanor lack any devoutness, their manifestations in life and the quality of their humanity do not meet the decorum of saints at all, and they wholly lack a God-fearing heart. Overall, their speech, behavior, and demeanor can only be described as dissolute and unrestrained. Of course, the specific manifestations are numerous, visible to everyone, and easy to discern. These individuals are akin to disbelievers and nonbelievers; specifically, they exhibit particularly dissolute behavior. When it comes to gatherings, their attire and grooming are very casual. Some do not bother to tidy themselves before leaving their homes, coming to gatherings in a disheveled state, with uncombed hair and unwashed faces. Some are dressed sloppily, wearing worn-out slippers or even pajamas to the gatherings. Others live sloppily, paying no attention to personal hygiene, and do not mind wearing dirty clothes to gatherings. These people all treat the gatherings with extreme casualness, as if dropping round to a neighbor’s home, not taking it seriously. During the gatherings, their speech and demeanor are also unrestrained, and they speak loudly without any scruples, even getting excited and gesticulating wildly when happy, and showing extreme indulgence. Regardless of how many people are present, they laugh, joke, and make sweeping gestures, sitting with their legs crossed, and acting as if they are above everyone else; they are particularly flamboyant and even haughty, never looking anyone in the eye directly when speaking to them, their gaze instead flitting around. Is this not dissolute? (Yes.) It is particularly indulgent and lacking in any ounce of restraint. Of course, nonbelievers might attribute the speech and demeanor of such individuals to a lack of a good upbringing, but we understand it differently; it’s not merely a matter of lacking a good upbringing. As adults, one should clearly know the correct and proper ways to speak, behave, and interact with others—in particular, one should know how to do so in a manner that befits the decorum of saints, that edifies the brothers and sisters, and that constitutes normal humanity—without needing to be told. Especially when living church life, in the presence of the brothers and sisters, although there’s no need for pretense, one must be restrained. What, then, is the measure and required standard of this restraint? It is to conform to the decorum of saints. One’s clothing and apparel should be dignified and decent, avoiding bizarre attire. In the presence of God, one must be devout, and not make sweeping gestures; of course, in front of other people they should also maintain devoutness and human likeness, so that they present themselves in a way that is appropriate, beneficial, and edifying to others. This is what satisfies God. Those who are dissolute and unrestrained pay no heed whatsoever to living out the most basic aspects of humanity, and one definite reason for their indifference is their sheer ignorance of how to be a devout person or someone of integrity and dignity who commands respect; they simply do not understand these things. Therefore, despite the church’s repeated stipulations and demands for neat, dignified, and decent attire at gatherings, without wearing bizarre clothes, they continue to not take these rules seriously, often arriving wearing slippers, disheveled, or even in pajamas. This is one manifestation of those who are dissolute and unrestrained.

Those who are dissolute and unrestrained manifest another behavior, which is to dress fashionably and apply thick, alluring makeup at gatherings. They start getting dolled up and decked out two days before each gathering, pondering over what makeup to wear, what jewelry to put on, what hairstyle to choose, which outfit to wear, what bag to carry, and which shoes to put on. Some women even apply seductive lipstick, eyeshadow, and nose contour, and in more extreme cases, some dress and doll themselves up in an overly seductive manner, exposing their shoulders and back, wearing bizarre clothes. At the gatherings, they do not listen attentively to the fellowship of the brothers and sisters, nor do they pray; much less do they participate in the fellowship or share their personal understanding and experiential testimonies. Instead, they compare themselves with everyone else, concerning themselves with who is better or worse dressed than they are, who is wearing particularly trendy branded clothes, who is wearing cheap street-market clothes, how much someone’s bracelet costs, and so on; they focus only on these matters, even often making such comparisons openly. From the attire, as well as the speech, behavior, and demeanor of these individuals, it’s evident that their participation in church life and their interaction with the brothers and sisters is not aimed at understanding the truth, and much less is it for the pursuit of life entry to achieve a change in disposition; rather, they use the time during gatherings to flaunt their enjoyment of money and material life. Some people come to the gathering places dressed in brand-name clothing to show off, indulging to the full their desires for fashion and social trends among the brothers and sisters, enticing others to pursue these trends and making others envy and look up to them. Despite noticing some of the brothers’ and sisters’ looks and attitudes of disgust toward them, they remain dismissive, continuing to do things their own way, wearing high heels, and carrying designer bags. Some even attempt to pose as well-to-do, wealthy individuals, wearing low-quality perfume to the gatherings, so that after they enter the room the mingled scents of perfume, blusher, and hair oil form a pungent and unpleasant odor. Many other gathering participants are indignant yet dare not speak out, feeling disgusted at the sight of these people, and those who genuinely believe in God keep their distance from them. Whether their attire and grooming are fairly upscale or fairly casual, the hallmark of such individuals is their exceptionally free and undisciplined speech, behavior, demeanor, and lifestyle, not only during gatherings but also in their everyday interactions with the brothers and sisters or in their daily lives. To be precise, they are particularly indulgent, ungoverned by even the slightest restraints. There aren’t regular patterns to their daily lives; they say whatever they want, act recklessly and willfully, never discuss personal experiences, rarely share their understanding of God’s words, and hardly talk about the difficulties encountered in doing their duties. What are the only topics they discuss? Societal trends, fashion, gourmet food, the private lives of famous figures in society and even stars, and unusual stories and anecdotes from society. From these natural revelations of theirs, it is not difficult to see that such people’s belief in God is merely to muddle along in life. Their lives are focused entirely on eating, drinking, and having fun, rather than on such matters as living church life, doing their duty, or pursuing the truth. What is meant by “dissolute and unrestrained” is that these individuals’ lifestyles, what they live out in humanity, and also their ways of handling things, treating others, and interacting with others are all dissolute and unrestrained. They often mimic popular expressions in society; regardless of whether the brothers and sisters like to hear them or whether they can understand them, these individuals just keep speaking. They even frequently imitate the sayings of some famous figures in society and music and film stars. As for the positive vocabulary often used in God’s house and among the brothers and sisters, they never show any interest; they never fellowship about the truth in their daily lives. What they idolize are worldly trends; various famous figures and stars are the targets of their idolization and imitation. For example, they quickly catch on to popular terms and phrases online and use them in their lives and in conversations with the brothers and sisters. Of course, these terms are certainly not anything positive or edifying; they are all negative, holding no value and much less any meaning for those who believe in God. They are popular expressions produced by corrupt and evil humankind, entirely representing the thoughts and viewpoints of evil forces. Such words are often taken notice of, accepted, and used by those disbelievers in the church who are fond of evil trends. They are entirely closed off to the spiritual terminology and vocabulary of God’s house, not listening to or learning about them in earnestness. Conversely, they quickly pick up and put to use the negative things of the world of nonbelievers and those things scummy people pay attention to. Thus, these individuals, whether judged by their external attire, speech, and demeanor, or by the various thoughts and viewpoints and the attitudes toward things that they reveal, stand out as exceptionally different among the brothers and sisters. What does being different mean? It means that their speech, behavior, and demeanor are like those of nonbelievers, exhibiting no change whatsoever; they simply are disbelievers. For example, some people sing two hymns on the stage of God’s house and gain everyone’s appreciation, so they start to think of themselves as stars or big shots, always demanding to apply heavy makeup for performances, insisting on having a certain celebrity’s hairstyle, and dyeing it in odd colors. When others say: “Believers should dress with dignity and decency; your style does not meet the requirements of God’s house,” they complain, saying, “The rules of God’s house are too strict; it’s really troublesome! Why is it so hard to be a star?” After singing just two hymns, they fancy themselves as stars and think they are terrific, and whenever they are unoccupied they constantly ponder: “How many fingers do stars of the world of nonbelievers use to hold the microphone? How many steps do they take to get on stage? Why don’t I receive flowers when I sing so well? Stars out in the world have agents and assistants; they don’t have to handle or address most matters themselves, their assistants do it all. But as a singer in God’s house, I have to take care of mundane tasks like getting food, dressing, and shopping by myself. God’s house is too conservative!” In their hearts, they always feel unhappy living in God’s house; they feel especially aggrieved, always discontent and filled with complaints. Can such a person love the truth? Will they practice the truth? Why don’t they reflect on themselves? Their perspectives on things are so distorted, akin to those of nonbelievers; how can they not realize this? God’s house does not hinder them from becoming a star, but are these viewpoints and approaches of theirs—which are those of disbelievers—feasible in God’s house? They are fundamentally untenable. Their usual speech and demeanor are contemptible to most people. Because of their “open-mindedness” and extreme indulgence, whatever such people say or do is dissolute and unrestrained, revealing nothing but the disposition of Satan.

God’s house repeatedly emphasizes that the brothers and sisters should maintain boundaries between men and women, and not get entangled with the opposite sex. However, some people are dissolute and unrestrained, not heeding this advice whatsoever, and even attempt to secretly seduce or date with others, disturbing church life. They enjoy contacting the opposite sex, even looking for reasons and excuses to make contact and playfully interact. Seeing someone of the opposite sex who is attractive or with whom they get along, they start pulling and tugging at them, flirting and bantering, messing with their clothes and tousling their hair, and even throwing snowballs into their clothes during winter; they play around with each other like animals, without boundaries or a sense of honor, not feeling any shame. Some people say, “How could that be considered playing around? They’re showing affection; that’s called being lovey-dovey, being romantic.” If you’re looking for romance, you’ve chosen the wrong place. The church is where the brothers and sisters do their duties; it’s a place for worshiping God, not for flirtation. Public displays of such behavior in front of everyone cause most people to feel disgusted and repelled. The key issue is that it doesn’t edify others, and you also lose your integrity and dignity. Just how old are you? Can’t you tell your right hand from your left? Don’t you understand the distinction between men and women? And yet you engage in flirtation! It’s normal for seven- or eight-year-old children to play around; such behavior and interests are typical for their age. However, if adults exhibit these behaviors, isn’t it childish? Simply put, that’s exactly what it is. In terms of essence, what is this? (Indulgence, dissoluteness.) It’s all too dissolute! Believing in God, one must know to possess a sense of honor. Even among nonbelievers, few behave so dissolutely. How frivolous and contemptible such dissolute individuals are! Throwing snowballs into a member of the opposite sex’s clothes for excitement, not just chasing them around playfully but even kicking their behind—when someone exposes the fact that such behavior is too dissolute and blurs the boundaries between men and women, they retort, “We only play around like this because we’re so close; people should understand.” They indulge to such an extent, not only allowing themselves to indulge but also enticing others to join in their indulgence. What kind of wretch is this? Tell Me, should such people remain in the church? (No.) Being around this type of person always feels uncomfortable and awkward. When they see someone, they don’t greet them normally; instead, they just give them a punch, saying, “Where the hell have you been all these years? I thought you had evaporated from the face of the earth! How have you been?” Even their manner of greeting is so barbaric and haughty; not only do they speak barbarically, but they even get physical with others. Doesn’t this resemble the behavior of hooligans and bandits? Do you like such people? (No.) Is the feeling of being mocked and toyed with comfortable? (No.) It’s uncomfortable, and you can’t even express it; you just have to endure it, and the next time you see them, you avoid them from afar. In summary, what does this say about the quality of such people’s humanity? (It’s poor.) Regardless of the angle from which they are viewed—whether it’s their speech and demeanor, their personal conduct, the way they deal with the world, and their interactions with others, their perspective toward the trends of the world of nonbelievers, or their manner of believing in God and their attitude toward God and His words—it’s not difficult to see that these individuals lack any devoutness or God-fearing hearts. Nor can one see any sincerity in them to seek or accept the truth. What is observed is their dissoluteness and lack of restraint, their constant emulation of stars and idols, and their lack of any intention to reverse course regardless of how the truth is fellowshipped. What can the characteristics of their humanity be summarized as? Dissoluteness and lack of restraint. Thus, it can be definitively stated that they are nonbelievers who have infiltrated God’s house; they are disbelievers.

Dissolute and unrestrained people employ the same choice of words as bandits and hooligans of the world of nonbelievers; they particularly enjoy imitating the speech and style of stars and negative figures from society, with most of their language carrying a scummy tone that feels like something a hooligan or a hoodlum would say. For instance, when a nonbeliever arrives, uttering a few odd phrases after knocking on the door, the brothers and sisters say, “Something’s off; why is it this person seems like a scout or a spy?” Although they can’t be sure at the moment, it makes most people feel uneasy. Yet, the person who is dissolute and unrestrained speaks impressively, even with a certain air, saying, “A scout? Doesn’t scare me! Why fear them? If you’re scared, you don’t have to go out. I’ll go see what their deal is.” Look how courageous and bold they are. Would you speak like this? (No, this is not how normal people talk; it’s like something a bandit would say.) Bandits speak differently from normal people; they are especially overbearing. People learn the language of their kind; streetwise people specially adopt the popular lingo of society, bandits and hooligans like speaking their jargon, and disbelievers are just like nonbelievers, saying everything that nonbelievers say. Good, dignified, decent people feel disgust and loathing upon hearing the speech of nonbelievers; none of them try to imitate that kind of speech. Some disbelievers, even after believing for ten or twenty years, still use the language of nonbelievers, deliberately choosing such speech, and while speaking they even mimic the demeanor, the expressions, and the gestures of nonbelievers, as well as the looks they give with their eyes. Can such individuals be pleasing in the eyes of brothers and sisters in the church? (No.) Most brothers and sisters find them disagreeable and uncomfortable to look at. What do you think God feels about them? (Detestation.) The answer is clear: detestation. From that which they live out, their pursuits, and the people, events, and things they revere in their hearts, it is evident that their humanity does not embody dignity or decency and falls far short of devoutness and fitting the decorum of saints. It is rare to hear from their mouths the words that believers or saints should speak, and the words that edify others and convey integrity and dignity; they are not likely to say these. What they revere, aspire to, and pursue in their hearts is fundamentally incompatible with what saints should pursue and aspire to, making it difficult for that which they outwardly live out, their speech, and their demeanor to be restrained. Asking them to be restrained, not dissolute or indulgent, and to maintain dignity and decency is a tall order. Let alone living like someone with humanity and reason who understands the truth and enters the truth reality, they cannot even achieve being a normal person with integrity and dignity who fits the decorum of saints, abides by the rules, and appears rational on the outside. Previously, there was a person who went to the countryside to preach the gospel and saw that some brothers and sisters had impoverished families and lived in run-down houses. He sarcastically and mockingly said, “This house is so run-down, it’s not fit for people; it’s barely suitable for pigs. You should move out quickly!” The brothers and sisters responded, “Moving out is easy enough, but who will provide us with another house to live in?” He spoke recklessly and willfully, saying whatever came to mind without considering the impact it might have on others. This is having a scummy nature. The brothers and sisters asked, “If we move out, who will give us a house to live in? Do you have a house?” He had no reply. Seeing that people were facing difficulty, he had to be able to resolve their difficulty before speaking. What were the consequences of his speaking recklessly without being able to resolve their difficulty? Was this a problem of being too frank and outspoken? Absolutely not. The problem was that his scumminess was too severe; he was dissolute and unrestrained. Such people completely lack any conception of integrity, dignity, consideration, tolerance, care, respect, understanding, sympathy, compassion, thoughtfulness, assistance, and so on. These qualities essential to normal humanity are what people should possess. Not only do they lack these qualities, but in their interactions with others, upon seeing that someone is facing difficulties, they can even sneer, ridicule, mock, and deride them; not only are they incapable of understanding or assisting them, but they also bring sadness, helplessness, pain, and even trouble to them. For those with such severe scumminess, most people see them clearly and endure them repeatedly. Do you think such people can have genuine repentance? I don’t think it’s likely. Given their nature essence, they are not lovers of the truth, so how could they accept being pruned and disciplined? In describing such people, nonbelievers have terms like “sticking to one’s own way” or “walking one’s own path regardless of what others say”—what ridiculous logic is this? These so-called famous sayings and idioms are often viewed as positive things in this society, which twists the facts and confuses right and wrong. As for the manifestations of the humanity of those who are dissolute and unrestrained, this basically covers it.

Regardless of whether dissolute and unrestrained individuals affect church life, the normal relationships among the brothers and sisters, or the normal performance of duty by God’s chosen people, so long as the manifestations and revelations of their humanity cause adverse impacts and consequences, disturbing the brothers and sisters, these issues ought to be resolved, and appropriate actions should be taken against such individuals, rather than just letting them act unimpeded. For minor cases, help and support can be offered, or they may be pruned and warned. For severe cases, where their behavior and demeanor are especially dissolute, like that of nonbelievers or disbelievers, lacking a shred of saintly decorum, the church leaders and workers should come up with appropriate solutions to handle these individuals. If the majority of the brothers and sisters agree and conditions permit, these individuals should be cleared out; at the very least, they should not be allowed to do their duties in the full-time duty church. What does “for minor cases” refer to? It means some people are new believers, originally nonbelievers, who have never believed in Christianity and do not understand what believing in God entails. Their speech and demeanor reveal the habits of nonbelievers. However, through reading God’s word, fellowshipping the truth, and living church life, they gradually turn around and change, coming to be like believers, showing some human likeness. These individuals should not be categorized among the ranks of evil people, but as those who can be helped. Another category is young people around twenty years old who, despite believing in God for three to five years, still indulge in playfulness, are not quite settled, exhibit some childishness in their outward speech and demeanor—speaking, behaving, and acting like children—and so forth, because of their young age. For these people, help and support should be offered with love; they should be given enough time to change gradually without imposing overly strict demands. Of course, for adults who have believed in God for many years but still exhibit dissolute and unrestrained speech, demeanor, behavior, and actions like nonbelievers, and who refuse to change despite repeated admonitions, a different approach is warranted; they should be handled according to the regulations of God’s house. If such individuals’ speech, demeanor, and the revelations of their humanity disturb the majority and create an adverse impact in the church, making many feel repulsed at the sight of them, unwilling to listen to them speak, unwilling to see their expressions when they speak, nor willing to look at their attire, and most are happier and in a better condition when such individuals do not attend gatherings—feeling uncomfortable and repulsed by their mere participation in church life and their mere presence among the brothers and sisters, as if there were a bug causing disturbances—then such individuals are undoubtedly evil people. That is, whenever they live the church life and do their duty with the brothers and sisters, most people feel disturbed and particularly repulsed. In such cases, these individuals should be handled as early as possible, not left alone to do as they will or subjected to further observation. At the very least, they should be cleansed away from the full-time duty church and sent to an ordinary church to repent. Why handle it this way? (They have caused disturbances and adverse consequences to most people, disturbing church life.) Because the consequences and impacts of their manifestations are so vile! According to this, leaders and workers, as well as God’s chosen people, should not turn a blind eye to them and blindly indulge their behavior. It is inappropriate for leaders and workers to do nothing even when such individuals cause disturbances to the majority; such individuals should be cleansed away from the church according to the regulations of God’s house—this is the wisest choice.

Has the church previously handled people who are dissolute and unrestrained? (Yes.) When such people were handled, some have cried, saying, “It wasn’t on purpose. It’s just an occasional behavior of mine; I’m not that kind of person. Please give me another chance! If I am not allowed to do my duty, I won’t be able to believe in God once I return home, where everyone is a nonbeliever.” They speak so appealingly and seem genuinely distressed, expressing a reluctance to leave God and asking God’s house for another chance to repent. Granting them another chance is possible, but the crux is whether they can change or not. If it is thoroughly perceived that this person lacks any shred of humanity, has no conscience or reason, basically being a thing with no heart and no spirit, then they should not be given another chance; it would be futile. However, if the person’s substance is good, and it’s just that their humanity is immature due to their young age, and they are bound to change in a few years, then they must be given the opportunity to repent. They should absolutely not be cleared out from the church; no good person may ever be ruined. Some people are inherently disbelievers; they are inherently dissolute, ignorant, and foolish things, and in their humanity they inherently lack the concept of honor, not knowing what a sense of shame is. After acting in an unrefined manner in public, most people would feel regretful and embarrassed to face others. Moreover, when they want to do such things, they are able to be considerate of the feelings and opinions of the brothers and sisters, and mindful of their own integrity and dignity, and they will not behave in such a manner; they will at most perhaps just kick up a fuss at home with their children or siblings. When out and about, interacting with strangers, people should understand what a sense of honor, decency, rules, and dignity mean. Can someone who lacks understanding of these concepts change even with your help? Even if they are restrained now, how long can they endure? It won’t be long before they relapse into their old ways. Because such people lack dignity and a sense of shame in their humanity, not knowing what rules, decency, or the decorum of saints mean, and their humanity inherently does not possess these qualities, you are unable to help them. People who cannot be helped are people who cannot change, people who cannot be instructed or influenced. Such individuals must be cleansed away as quickly and as early as possible, to prevent them from causing disturbances among the brothers and sisters, from bringing shame here. God’s house does not need anyone to just make up the numbers. If God will not save someone, then no amount of just making up the numbers will be of any use for that person. Those whom God does not acknowledge should be cleared out—cleanse away those who should not remain in God’s house, lest the presence of this one person adversely affects many others, which is unfair to the majority. If you see through the essence of those who are dissolute and unrestrained, you should handle them and clear them out as soon as possible, rather than tolerating them indefinitely. Some say, “They do occasionally produce some results when doing their duty. They are still needed for that aspect of the work. They also have quite a loving heart and can pay a little price.” But who among those remaining in God’s house cannot pay a little price? Who cannot achieve some results when doing their duty? If everyone can produce some results, why not choose good people who are dignified and decent to do duties? Why insist on keeping the types of people who are scummy people, rogues, and blockheads in the full-time duty church to cause disturbances? Why insist on keeping those disbelievers who live like nonbelievers to labor in God’s house? God’s house does not lack laborers; God’s house only wants honest people who love the truth, upright people, and those who can pursue the truth, to expend themselves for God.

Most of those currently doing duties are people who have believed in God for more than five or six years, and all kinds of people have been fully revealed in the process of doing their duties—those who are disbelievers, muddleheaded people, false leaders, evil people, and antichrists have all been revealed. Many of God’s chosen people have seen clearly that most of these people refuse to change despite repeated admonitions, having already caused serious disturbances and disruptions to the work of God’s house. The time has come when these disbelievers, evil people, and antichrists must be cleansed away. Not cleansing them away will affect the operation of the church’s work and the spreading of God’s kingdom gospel. Not cleansing them away will impact the life entry of God’s chosen people; church life will continue to be disturbed and will never find peace. Therefore, church leaders and workers at all levels should start cleansing the church according to God’s intentions and based on God’s words. I see that quite a number of people lack humanity. During gatherings, some exhibit all sorts of unseemly behaviors, and do not adopt a proper demeanor whether sitting or standing, with tea, mobile phones, facial cream, and perfume all prepared beside them. Some who like to look pretty are constantly checking their appearance in the mirror and touching up their makeup, and others are always drinking water, scrolling through their phone to read news or watch videos of the world of nonbelievers, speaking and conversing with their legs crossed, twisting their bodies into two bends, resembling the shape of a snake, without even maintaining a proper shape. I’ve also heard that some people return to their bedroom at night and lie on the bed without even taking off their shoes, sleeping until dawn. In the morning, they open their eyes not to pray or engage in spiritual devotions, but to first check the news on their mobile phone. During meal times, when they see delicious food, or when they see meat, they dig into it ravenously—not caring whether others get to eat, as long as they are full—and then go straight back to sleep. They lack human likeness in anything they do, acting dissolute and unrestrained like nonbelievers, not observing any rules at all, without one bit of obedience or submission, just like beasts. Tell Me, can the type of people who have such a seriously scummy nature be saved? (No.) Then is there any point in them believing in God? With a caliber too poor to measure up to the truth at all, can they understand God’s words when they read them? Without possessing any rules in terms of being a person, can their labor be up to standard? Without conscience or reason, can they accept when listening to sermons and listening to fellowshipping on the truth? (No.) Those who exhibit these behaviors fundamentally lack any humanity, so how can they possibly gain the truth? Those without humanity are beasts, devils, dead people with no spirit, who cannot understand the truth when they hear it and do not deserve to hear the truth. Letting them understand and gain the truth is like trying to herd cats or teaching pigs to fly—impossible! Previously, when talking about which types of people are beasts, the word “beasts” was often prefixed with the word “dog,” so they were called “dog beasts.” However, after raising dogs and interacting with them closely, I’ve discovered that dogs possess the best things that humans lack: They behave by the rules, are obedient, and have a sense of self-respect. You set a boundary for them to exercise in, and they’ll only exercise within it, and without exception, they absolutely won’t go to places you forbid them to go to. If they accidentally cross the line, they quickly retreat, wagging their tails continuously, begging for forgiveness and admitting their mistake. Can humans achieve this? (No.) Humans fall short. Although dogs may not understand as much as humans, they grasp one thing: “This is the owner’s territory, the owner’s home. I go wherever the owner allows and avoid places I’m forbidden to go to.” Even without being hit, they refrain from going there; they have a sense of self-respect. Even dogs know what shame is, so why don’t humans? Is it excessive to classify those who do not know shame as beasts? (No.) It’s not excessive at all; most people don’t even possess the virtues of a dog. In the future, when we say that some people are beasts, we cannot call them “dog beasts” anymore; that would be an insult to dogs, as these people, these beasts, are worse even than dogs. Therefore, once such people cause disturbances to church life or to the brothers’ and sisters’ performance of their duties, they must be promptly cleared out—this is only reasonable, justifiable, and not at all excessive. This is not being unloving; this is acting on principle. Even if those who are dissolute and unrestrained show some results in their duties, can they be saved? Are they people who accept the truth? They can’t even restrain their own actions, so can they possibly accept the truth? They can’t maintain their own integrity and dignity, so can they enter into the truth reality? That is impossible. Thus, handling these individuals in such a manner is not at all excessive; it is entirely based on principle, and entirely for the purpose of protecting God’s chosen people from Satan’s disturbances. In summary, upon detecting such individuals, they should be handled accordingly based on the several principles I just mentioned. Is it excessive to categorize the kind of people who are genuinely dissolute and unrestrained, and who genuinely indulge in the flesh without any saintly decorum, as nonbelievers and disbelievers? (No.) Since they are categorized as nonbelievers and disbelievers, including them among the ranks of the various types of evil people that the church should clear out is not excessive. People who cannot even restrain their own behavior and demeanor certainly cannot accept the truth. Are those who cannot accept the truth not enemies of the truth? (Yes, they are.) Is it excessive to characterize those who are enemies of the truth as evil people? (No.) It’s not excessive at all. Therefore, the principles for handling them are entirely appropriate.